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Sustainability Built In

Posted by Editor | Sep 21, 2011 | Features, Homes Okanagan

New building projects are a common sight in the Central Okanagan. We decided to get to know some...

Le Vieux Pin Winemaker Severine Pinte

Posted by Michael Botner | Sep 20, 2011 | 30th Anniversary, Wine & Food, Wine Archives

Relocating to the South Okanagan from the south of France has been overwhelmingly positive for Severine Pinte. Arriving at Le Vieux Pin in August 2010, she has taken over with gusto as head winemaker at the 3,500-case a year operation on Black Sage Road near Oliver.

CBC Rant

Posted by Patti Shales Lefkos | Sep 20, 2011 | Rearview

It’s lunch time. Early 1950s suburban Toronto. My siblings and I burst into the kitchen, hungry for the sound of our favourite CBC radio program. The dial of our brown plastic Westinghouse is set. We munch egg sandwiches to the lyrics of the Teddy Bears’ Picnic…

Lake-to-Lake Artist Studio Tour

Posted by Gillianne Richards | Sep 20, 2011 | Culture

I love improv. Seeing people spontaneously come up with fresh ideas lets me not only feel like there’s a bit of genius in all of us, but that it’s quite normal to have ideas that flop. For example, acting like an epileptic penguin on stage is only funny for so long. It’s all about trial and error.

Set Stylist Janice Blackie-Goodine

Posted by Dawn Renaud | Sep 20, 2011 | In Person

Janice Blackie-Goodine is thrilled that her next project, Flicka, is shooting in the Okanagan. She recently returned to Summerland after several months filming Twilight in rainy Squamish. A talented painter, Janice realized the movie industry…